Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check

High-profile celebrities in court:

There are more rumors swirling that LINDSAY LOHAN isn't too serious about her sobriety --or staying out of jail. Sources tell Us Weekly the four-time rehab alum was sucking down a Jack Daniels and Coke when she "tweeted" the news about failing a drug test.
   The glossy reports her assistant and a buddy gave her suggestions on making the confession sound more personal, giggled while typing and had someone order her another drink.
   Lilo's enlisted the help of LOU TAYLOR and LARRY RUDOLPH --two men partially responsible for BRITNEY SPEARS comeback from the brink-- and DINA LOHAN thinks they'll save the day. Mom told Us Weekly that her baby girl the new team is like "a machine" and they'll "squash" the recent setbacks. (Lee)
Meanwhile, Linds could be headed back to the clink today when she faces JUDGE ELDEN FOX after a little nosedive off the sobriety wagon, but TMZ.com claims it probably won't happen. Seems a dirty drug test is only a misdemeanor charge which means a bail amount must be set and Lilo's favorite bondsman will be sitting front-row for the festivities.
   And, JUDGE JUDY SHEINDLIN wants the troubled young starlet to sit her spoiled booty behind bars for a while. The no-nonsense legal eagle told REGIS PHILBIN and KELLY RIPA on their daytime talk show that "it sends out a dangerous message" when the justice system doesn't follow through --a thinly veiled reference to the fact that Lindsay served just two weeks of her ninety-day sentence last time around.
   Judge Judy believes Lindsay won't do drugs in jail, hasn't been living in "the real world" for a long time and needs a strong dose of reality! (Lee)

Filling a need:

Whoa, did you know 40 percent of American twenty-somethings have never even picked up a bottle of the brew that was once known as the "King of Beer"?
   When that stat turned up, executives at Anheuser-Busch freaked and decided to launch a new ad campaign designed to address all those people who recently got out of college and can't find a job. Naturally, they're appealing to all those Gen Y types in the only language it speaks: Free.
   Anheuser-Busch has announced that it will host a "national happy hour" on September 29 --next Wednesday. The brewer will distribute half a million free samples (of no more than 12 ounces) of Budweiser at restaurants and bars in certain states (but they're not telling you which ones yet).
   Budweiser once owned more than a quarter of the U-S beer market, but its share has since shrunk to 9.3 percent. In an attempt to revive the brand, Anheuser-Busch will temporarily sink 90 percent of their ad budget into Budweiser, ignoring Bud Light, Bud Light Golden Wheat and Gen STANLEY McCRYSTAL's favorite, Bud Light with Lime. (Maiman)

Going Chapter 11:

See ya! Looks like the competition from Netflix has killed Blockbuster.
   Blockbuster, which spread quickly across the U-S with DVD rentals, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday.
   The company said they'll keep around three-thousand stores open, despite losses which currently stand at $1 billion, thanks to overnight mail rentals from Netflix and the Redbox kiosks and increasing online and digital downloads.

Grace notes:

LADY GAGA's meat dress will be preserved for the ages... as beef jerky. Designer FRANC FERNANDEZ told E! Online that it took him three days to make the controversial frock and he had to put the strips of beef in the fridge until it was finished. The 50 pounds of beef will be dried out, turned into jerky and archived for future fashionistas to gawk at. (Marino)

Pet Patrol:

A dog in Australia was rushed into surgery after it swallowed a shot of booze --shot glass and all.
   Orange.co.uk says Billy the hunting dog was staying with a dog-sitter who decided to throw a party. Apparently, the pooch spotted a shot glass full of Jagermeister and, well, wolfed it down.
   Nobody knew it had happened until three-days later when the dog started coughing up blood. Vets took an x-ray, spotted the glass, and rushed the pet into surgery. Luckily, after a three-hour operation, Billy is doing just fine.
   His owner now plans to frame the x-ray and hang it on the wall --to remind Billy to stop abusing alcohol. (Still)